Leviticus 20:26
What does Leviticus 20:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 20:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And ye shall be holy unto me: for I, Jehovah, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye should be mine.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And ye shall be holy unto me: for I, Jehovah, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye should be mine.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And you are to be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy and have made you separate from the nations, so that you may be my people.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and ye have been holy to Me; for holy <FI>am<Fi> I, Jehovah; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752You shall be holy unto me, because I the Lord am holy: and I have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And ye shall be holy unto me; for I Jehovah am holy, and have separated you from the peoples to be mine.
Context
v.25Ye shall therefore make a distinction between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by bird, or by anything wherewith the ground teemeth, which I have separated from you as unclean.
v.26This passage
v.27A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 6:3
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
- 1 Peter 1:15
but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
- Leviticus 20:7
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God.
- Isaiah 30:11
get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
- Deuteronomy 14:2
For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
- Leviticus 20:24
But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am Jehovah your God, who hath separated you from the peoples.
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